We departed on Friday afternoon and prepared for one of the most whirlwind weekends we've had in a while. After flying from DEN -> BNA -> ORF, we landed around midnight. I had forgotten what a special little place in my heart I have for Norfolk airport. When Carter and I first met almost 8 years ago, we were living 3,000 miles apart. When I came to the east coast to visit him in Richmond, I would take the red eye to Norfolk. As we walked through the airport, it was a walk down memory lane: "There's the pillar I jumped out from behind with a bouquet of flowers", stopping at Pierce's BBQ on the way to the airport, etc. Aww. Next, we picked up our rental car and drove the 90 miles to Richmond. We finally arrived in Richmond at 2am and got some sleep.
Saturday, we HAD to go to Sheetz for a shmiscuit. It wasn't even an option. I was so excited to be able to catch up with my wonderful friend Liz. I got to see Home Sweet Hanna, meet sweet George the lab, and enjoy a long walk around U of R on a beautiful day. It's so good for the soul to catch up with girlfriends in person.
Next, we met up with our dear friends Sonia and Terral at our favorite thai place, Elephant Thai. No joke, of all the thai food I've ever had, none compares to Elephant. Especially their won ton soup, it is seriously phenomenal! Their spices and seasonings make it simply divine. We had the best time catching up with old friends, and likely disturbed the other patrons with our nonstop laughter, but whatevs :)
Next on the agenda was the 80th birthday surprise party!! Everyone outdid themselves with the decorations, super yummy food courtesy of Buzz and Ned's BBQ and my sister-in-law's cooking, a slideshow, great music and dancing, etc. Hob was so surprised and touched when he walked in and saw everyone. We had a fantastic time catching up with our family and friends. We even had a "kids" after party, too. You are never too old to be the kids :)
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| Sigmon Family Photo (including Gill via iPhone Skype, who was in China) |
On Sunday, we got to meet up with our good friends Steve and Anne for brunch at Millie's. Again, we had so much fun catching up with dear friends and spending time together. It was so great to hear about what everyone has been up to. Unfortunately, the 36-hours in Richmond went by too fast and it was about time to turn into a pumpkin. After getting the plane de-iced, since we managed to be there on one of the few days it snows it Richmond, it was back to Denver!
Thanks everyone for a great weekend! Hopefully we can get back to Richmond again soon. We had the best time seeing our family and friends, and hope for a longer trip the next time so it's not so crazy.
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